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W-.'P. BEDDING.

CRATE FOR FRUIT. &c.

No. 330,620. Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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WILLIAM F. BEDDING, OF TANGERINE, FLORIDA.

CRATE F OR FRUIT, 84,0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,620, dated November17, 1885.

' Application filed September 18, 1885. Serial No. 177,429. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, WihmAM BEDDING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tangerine, in the county of Orange and State of Florida,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grates for Fruit andVegetables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in crates for fruit orvegetables, providing for dividing the crate, so that half may be usedor sold without breaking bulk of awhole crate; and it consists inproviding for dividing the crate into two sections by sawing apart, andso that each portion will be left perfect in itself, substantially ashereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation; Fig. 2, a crosssection throughthe center board, and Fig. 3 a detailed view.

In my construction I make a crate, A, in the ordinary manner with acenter board or partition, B, dividing the crate into two parts. Thisboard being of sufficient thickness to be divided in half surfacewise, Icut it away with a saw in the center from all the edges, and leave onlya small portion, G-one-fourth,

nails D through the slats E into each portion of the board. Then, whenit is desirable from any cause to sell or use only one-half of a crate,with a saw the slats E are cut in two over the saw-kerf F in the boardB, and the uncut portion 0 is also sawed through, leaving two perfecthalf-size crates; and this is a great convenience to those using orselling crates, Where only one-half is needed for a given time. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The crate A, provided with the partitionboard B, having in it thesaw-kerf F and the uncut portion 0, and the slats E, nailed in thecenter to the two sections of the partition, so that the said slats maybe cut in two between these two rows of nails D, and the portion 0 alsobe cut, dividing the crate into two perfect parts, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

WILLIAM F. BEDDING. In presence of,

G. A. TREMAIN, R. G. TREMAIN.

